Dyeing-beam.



2 M. MORTON. DYEING BEAM.

APPLICATION FILED M5127, 1913.

1,091,157. Patented Mar. 24, 1 914 UNTTED STATES PATENT oFFio.

FRANK M. MORTON, OF PHOENIX, ALABAMA, ASSIGNOR TO COLUMBUS TRUCK AND SUPPLY MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OFCOLUMBUS, GEORGIA, A CORPORATION OF. GEORGIA.

DYEING-BEAM.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 24:, 1914.

- To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANK M. MoaToN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Phoenix, in the county of Lee and State of vAlabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Dyeing-Beams; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to beams or reels for dyeing yarn and the like, and in the embodiment herein illustrated I have shown a part of a warper beam such as illustrated in detail in United States Patent No. 987,480, issued to me March 21, 1911.

The primary object of the present invention is to provide effective means for pre venting the dye liquor from passing around the end of the coil or body of yarn wound on the beam and of necessity causing it to flow through the yarn so that all parts will be dyed thoroughly and to the same color.

The above and other objects are attained in the preferred embodiment of my invention illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein Figure 1 is a vertical section through one head of a dyeing beam or reel provided with my invention, and Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof.

In the drawings the letter H designates the head of this beam or reel, and A is the axle thereof reduced and threaded as at T so that the head may screw on the same,

while J is a jam nut for holding it in place.

Beyond the fastening device the axle is further reduced and extended as at R for a purpose yet to appear.

The letter S designates the slats whose ends move in suitable guides G in the inner face of said head H, and the means for distending said slats or moving them radially outward, and for drawing them in again are not shown in the present instance.

No claim is made in this application for the parts thus far described.

Coming now to the details of the present invention, the head H is thickened 'at' a point just outside the guides G for the slats S, and in its inner face is provided with an annular channel 1, while the outside of the head is formed. at'three or more points around its center with lugs 2 having in turned lips 3 overhanging what would be the rear or outer end of said channel if the latter were continued completely through the head. At three or more points around the center smooth holes extend from said channel outward through said lips 3, and in each of these holes moves a pin 5 which is suitably threaded but loose in the hole, its inner end forked as shown at 6, and its body within the recess 7 inside the lip 3 receiving a nut 8 which constitutes the hub .ofa pinion 9 whose teeth-project beyond the tip of said lip 8 as seen in Fig. 2. In the forked inner end of the pin is riveted or otherwise secured a packing ring 10 which fits loosely in the channel 1, and I do not wish to be confined to the material or size of this ring.

For operating the pins I propose to make use of a master wheel or gear 11 having a crank handle 12 or other operating means, and a hub 13 which is loosely and removably mounted on the extension R of the axle A, V

and the teeth of this master wheel when it is in place engage the teeth of the pinions 9 as shown. When now the handle 12 is grasped and the master wheel given a partial rotation, all of the pinions are turned in a reverse direction to an extent depending upon the degree to which the master wheel is turned, and as they do so their threaded centers cause the pins 5 to move outward or inward as desired, with the result that the ring 10 is correspondingly moved within the channel 1.

After the beam has been filled with yarn to be dyed, the slats S are collapsed or drawn inward by suitable mechanism (not the inner face of the head H, and the passage of dye liquor past the yarn at this point is absolutely preventedhence the liquor must of necessity flow through the yarn, which is the object desired. After the yarn has been treated, the ring is retracted or housed completely within the channel 1 by a reverse of the operation described, and then the yarn is run 011 the reel in the usual manner.

I do not wish to be confined to the precise means herein illustrated for turning the several pins or screws in unison, for they might be turned by other means than that shown or they might, in fact, be turned by hand as it is not absolutely necessary that they be rotated in unison. The means shown is a simple and efiective device, and when not in use the hub 13 of the master wheel can be slipped off the reduced extremity R of the axle A so that this wheel is entirely out of the way. If this wheel be permittedtore main on the projecting end of the axle A the means for driving the axle might be attached to the same by any means beyond the master wheel. Although not shown in the drawings, the other head is by preference provided with a similar device.

l/Vhile I have shown and described in detail one of the many embodiments of my invention, it will be understood that various changes in the form, pro-portion and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction may be resorted to within the spirit and scope of my invention.

What is claimed as new is:

1. A dyeing beam having a packing at one end to engage the body of yarn wound 011 the beam and thereby prevent the circulation of the dye liquor around the end of such bod 2 A dyeing beam having a head and a movable packing member carried thereby and projecting inwardly beyond the plane of the inner face of said head for engagement with the body of yarn on the beam to prevent the circulation of the dye liquor around the end of such body.

3. A dyeing beam having a head, a packing member carried thereby, and means to project said member into forcible engagement with the body of yarn on the beam to prevent circulation of the dye liquor around the end of such body.

4. A dye beam having annular channels in the inner faces of its head, rings disposed within said channels, and means for pushing said rings inward within their channels or retract-ing them at will.

5. A dye beam whereof each head has an annular channel in its inner face and holes extending from said channel through the 7. A dye beam whereof each head has an annular channel in its inner face and holes projecting from said channel through the head at intervals, a ring disposed within said channel, threaded pins attached to the ring and projecting through said holes, lugs on the outer face of the head having lips overlying the head and pierced with holes for said pins, and nuts on the latter within the recesses under said lips.

8. A dye beam whereof each head has an annular channel in its inner face and holes leading from said channel through the head at intervals, a ring disposed within said channel, threaded pins attached to the ring and projecting through said holes, lugs on the outer face of the head having lips overlying the head and pierced with holes for said pins, nuts on the latter within the recesses under said lips, and means for turning said nuts in unison.

9. A dye beam whereof each head has an annular channel in its inner face and holes leading from said channel through the head at intervals, a ring disposed within said channel, threaded pins attached to the ring and projecting through said holes, lugs on the outer face of the head having lips overlying the head and pierced with holes for said pins, nuts on the latter within the re cesses under said lips, the nuts forming the hubs of pinions, and a gear wheel engaging all of said pinions and having a crank handle.

10. A dye beam whereof each head has an annular channel in its inner face and holes leading from said channel through the head at intervals, a ring disposed within said channel, threaded pins attached to the ring and projecting through said holes, nuts on the pins forming the hubs of pinions, and a gear wheel engaging all of said pinions and having a crank handle.

11. A dye beam whereof each head has holes around its axle and lugs on its outer face formed with lips overlying said holes, and themselves having holes alining therewith, threaded pins loosely mounted in all said holes, a ring carried by the inner ends of said pins, and nuts on the pins within the recesses under said lips, and means for turning said nuts in unison.

12. A dye beam whereof each head has a plurality of holes around its axle and lugs on its outer face formed with lips overlying said holes and themselves having holes aliuing therewith, threaded pins loosely mounted in all said holes, a ring carried by the inner ends of said pins, nuts on the pins within the recesses under said lips and forming hubs of gear pinions, and a master gear engaging all of said pinions, for the purpose set forth.

13. The combination with a dye beam including an axle reduced at one extremity and the heads whereof each has an annular groove around the axle in its inner face and an enlargement opposite said groove, and at several points on its outer face lugs provided with lips overlying and'spaced from said enlargements, the latter and the lips being pierced with smooth holes opening into said channel; of a ring disposed slidably within said channel, a series of threaded pins loosely mounted in said holes and having forked inner ends riveted to said ring, a series of pinions located in the recesses under said lips and having threaded bores through their hubs engaging the threads of said pins, a master wheel having a smooth bore through its hub and mounted on the extension of the axle and its teeth engaging those of said pinions, and a handle on said master wheel for the purpose set forth.

14. The combination with a dye beam including an axle having a projecting extremity and the heads whereof each has an annular groove around the axle in its inner face and an enlargement opposite said groove pierced with holes alining with said channel; of a ringvdisposed slidably within said channel, a series'of threaded pins loosely mounted in said holes and having forked inner ends riveted to said ring, a series of pinions having threaded bores through their hubs engaging the threads of said pins, a master wheel having a smooth bore through its hub and mounted on the extension of the axle and its teeth engaging those of said pinions, and a handle on said master wheel, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK M. MORTON.

Witnesses J. S. KINBROUGH, J. B. ROBERTS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G. 

